Background*

Mr. Richard K. Templeton, also known as Rich, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Texas Instruments Inc. since May 2004 and serves as its President. Mr. Templeton joined Texas Instruments Inc. in 1980 in the Semiconductor Group's sales and marketing organization and served as its Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to April 2004, Executive Vice President and President of Semiconductor division since 1996 and Senior Vice President since 1994. He served as the President ... of Texas Instruments Inc. from May 2004 to April 2013. He served as a Texas Instruments Inc.'s Vice President since 1991 and was promoted to manager of worldwide application specific products in 1993, with responsibility for a wide range of products including digital signal processors. He has been the Chairman of Texas Instruments Inc. since April 17, 2008. Mr. Templeton served as the Chairman of Semiconductor Industry Association. He has been an Executive Director of Texas Instruments Inc. since July 2003. He serves as a Director of Semiconductor Industry Association. He serves as a Director of Catalyst, Inc. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Union College.

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